Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 292 The Childlike Sect Leader
Chen Ye warmly invited Daoist Yuji to visit Fengdu City.

He was very interested in the new leader of the Qinghe Sect, and under the guise of social interaction, he felt it was his duty as the sect leader to get to know him better.

As for the troubles on Green Coffin Mountain, Chen Ye didn't need to worry about them. The deadly sword energy had been eliminated, and the Yellow Spring Sect, originating from the Demonic Path, had plenty of ways to dispose of the corpses.

Originally, it was thought that the sect leader was too busy to be easily persuaded, but unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Ye opened his mouth, Daoist Yuji excitedly said, "Perfect timing, I haven't seen the scenery of the Northern Frontier yet, so I'll trouble Sect Leader Chen."

Chen Ye suddenly had a sense of familiarity. Yu Ji Dao Ren and Zhang Qi were completely different in temperament, but neither of them seemed to like putting on airs.

However, Zhang Qi was old and lacked the carefree spirit of doing whatever he wanted without overstepping the bounds of propriety, while Yu Ji Dao Ren gave Chen Ye a strange feeling, like a young man who had just come out to see the world, who liked and was excited about everything, and naturally had no airs.

Chen Ye remembered Su Chun mentioning that this sect leader had been in seclusion in the Sword Tomb for many years. Perhaps he hadn't been out and about for too long, so he was treating it as a vacation.

This is perfect; Chen Ye can take this opportunity to make good friends with this Taoist Yuji.

He's incredibly good at arranging trips and such.

In his past life, Chen Ye could have earned praise from all the leaders even for doing such trivial tasks.

However, immortals have their own characteristics; they don't just eat and drink. They also need to know what this Jade Jade Daoist wants to see.

Do you want to experience the joys of life, or are you just passing through and chatting with like-minded people about spiritual practice?

Chen Ye had just asked a few questions when, unexpectedly, Daoist Yuji started asking about the rules of Fengdu City.

"I've heard that ghosts and humans coexist in Fengdu. How do you balance the harm that this yin energy causes to mortals?"

Chen Ye then introduced the design of Fengdu Underworld. Now, there are more than 200,000 ghosts in Fengdu City, while the number of living people is slowly increasing to 30,000, making it a prosperous city.

As a result, the rules of the underworld have become increasingly strict, and the spirits of the dead rarely appear in the human world anymore. Living mortals always want to meet their relatives in the underworld, making the Terrace of Longing for Home always overcrowded.

Many details still need to be adjusted, but overall, Fengdu City has indeed achieved coexistence between humans and ghosts, without interference between them.

However, this also led to a flourishing of sacrificial rites in Fengdu City, with the people spontaneously creating many festivals related to the worship of ghosts and gods.

Chen Ye neither stopped nor guided this matter. This is how folk customs are created. Over time, they either slowly disappear or become customary festivals.

As long as he doesn't create any harmful rules, Chen Ye generally won't interfere.

The rules of Fengdu City are very simple. As more and more spirits practice the secret arts of the underworld, the standards of punishment in hell become clearer and clearer.

Although the rules of the Northern Frontier are still more favorable for now, as more and more people from the Central Plains enter the Underworld, this standard will eventually reach a balance.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Yuji became very interested and, after pressing him for answers, couldn't help but say, "To leave the judgment of good and evil, right and wrong, to ordinary people is unprecedented. Sect Leader Chen, countless predecessors have mentioned that ordinary people are foolish and easily deceived and instigated. How could you have thought of leaving the rules to ordinary people to determine themselves?"

"People are not as dull as the high-ranking officials claim. It's just that they toil all day long without a moment's rest. If they don't have enough to eat, they naturally can't learn or think. If everyone could have enough to eat and wear, their intelligence would naturally be higher, and the smarter the people, the fairer the rules would be."

"Now there are hundreds of thousands of souls in the underworld of Fengdu. They have no shortage of incense offerings and few desires. They have nothing to do all day long, so it's a good time for them to think about how to establish universally applicable rules. Every good and evil, right and wrong, will be repeatedly questioned in the tortures of hell. Can you treat everyone equally? Can others accept what you ask of them?"

“Countless thoughts of right and wrong clash every moment, so the tortures of hell are constantly being adjusted, but ultimately they are rules that everyone in Fengdu City can accept, and even I cannot violate them.”

Chen Ye promoted this system by his own actions, simply because he knew very well that the words "good" and "evil" were originally written by people, so of course it should be based on people.

To detach oneself from the majority, place oneself above others, and then forcibly promote one's own view of good and evil is essentially no different from dictatorship. There will always be those who believe themselves to be exceptionally intelligent and everyone else to be foolish. In that case, let everyone stand on the same level and use your intelligence to persuade others.

If you can't do it, and all you do is shout that the ignorant masses can't be communicated with, then you're nothing but a clown.

However, others cannot learn this method, because there are no such absolutely fair rules in the world, except in hell.

The underworld and hell treat everyone equally. You set this rule, so don't think you can get away with sophistry, and you certainly can't use your power to escape punishment. You must personally uphold this standard you set, otherwise, the same torture will befall you.

You can't fool them, you can't act, and don't even think about arguing to win by saying one thing and meaning another.

It was precisely because of this absolutely fair system of checks and balances that Chen Ye felt comfortable allowing all the spirits of Fengdu to participate in the discussion of the standards. With everyone sharing the same interests and status, the rules established in this way naturally aligned with the moral compass of the vast majority of people, and that was the right thing to do.

However, the population covered by Fengdu City is still too small. When the number of Yin spirits reaches hundreds of millions, perhaps the true standard for the Six Paths of Reincarnation can be established.

Chen Ye never hid these details from outsiders; in fact, he hoped that as many people as possible would know.

After listening carefully, Master Yuji sighed and said, "For thousands of years, Master has also thought about how to get the Qinghe Sword Sect to give up its duty of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, but he has often been troubled by the fact that those with great power cannot control themselves."

"Human nature is like this, and even my master cannot change people's hearts. Sect Leader Chen, you did not think of bypassing human nature, but instead used the phrase 'human nature' to its fullest extent. This is indeed unprecedented. Although you are young, Sect Leader Chen, you have a broader perspective than us. No wonder my master often said in his last days that if he had met you earlier, the Qinghe Sword Sect would have been much more at ease."

Chen Ye was flattered and quickly said, "I am not worthy of such a title; it was just a sudden inspiration."

Yu Ji Daoist said, "Wasn't the first cultivator also a person who had a sudden inspiration? Perhaps that person only awakened their spiritual energy. When the next person had a sudden inspiration and comprehended the Qi Sea, and so on, our cultivators are now able to move mountains and fill seas and control creation. This is the result of the accumulation of countless sudden inspirations. Sect Master Chen, please do not underestimate yourselves. The Yellow Spring Sect will become the leader of the righteous path sooner or later."

Chen Ye felt something was wrong when he heard this. If the Yellow Springs Sect had become the leader of the righteous path, what would happen to the Qinghe Sword Sect?
How could a sect leader want someone else to take his position?
Chen Ye always felt that this Yuji Sect Leader was a bit strange, and he didn't know why Zhang Qi had appointed him as the sect leader.

However, Chen Ye decided it was best not to pry into the private affairs of the Qinghe Sword Sect; he should focus on his own business first.

Chen Ye brought Yu Ji Dao Ren to the Northern Frontier and warmly accompanied him on a tour.

Chen Ye became even more certain that Daoist Yuji hadn't left the house for many years, and everything he saw was new and exciting to him. He even watched the procession and sacrificial rites of the Fengdu people with great interest.

The gods that were being worshipped were no match for this person's gentle squeeze, yet this person was even eager to carry the statue around for a while.

Chen Ye wasn't scared to death, but he was so frightened by the City Gods they were worshipping that his legs went weak.

So much time has passed that the City Gods are no longer fools; they can now distinguish between different levels of cultivation.

If Daoist Yuji were to lift the statue, they would truly be unable to bear the weight and would likely face divine retribution.

Chen Ye managed to stop Yu Ji Dao Ren after much persuasion. He then wanted to go to the City God Pavilion to offer incense, which frightened the City Gods so much that they dared not show their faces.

This is a child who hasn't been out for a long time, extremely playful, and has none of the temperament of a disciple of the Qinghe Sword Sect.

However, Chen Ye treated him quite well. This Taoist Yuji always had a big smile on his face, and his relationship with Chen Ye became much closer.

Unfortunately, Chen Ye didn't have time to continue his conversation with this person. The time he had agreed upon with Youluozi had come, and he had to go deep underground to become an undercover agent.

Upon hearing Chen Ye's farewell, Daoist Yuji suddenly said, "Sect Master Chen, why don't I go with you?"

(End of this chapter)